JPost sits down with…
JPost sits down with...
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The conversations that matter, unfiltered.In a world where headlines tell only half the story, "JPost sits down with..." brings you face-to-face with the voices shaping our reality. From Israeli leaders navigating existential challenges to global figures wrestling with the Middle East's complexities, we go beyond the soundbites to explore the stories behind the headlines.Each episode features candid, no-holds-barred conversations with politicians, thought leaders, activists, and newsmakers who are driving change—or standing in its way. If you're seeking to understand the nuances of one of the world's most scrutinized regions, these intimate discussions reveal the motivations, struggles, and hopes of those at the center of it all.This isn't about easy answers or comfortable narratives. It's about real talk with real people making real decisions that affect millions. Join us as we sit down with the figures who matter most, when their stories matter most.New episodes drop when news breaks and voices need to be heard.Get more from The Jerusalem Post at JPost.com
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Focuses on current geopolitical issues, particularly in the Middle East, with episodes that explore topics such as Israel's diplomatic strategies, the nuances of regional conflicts, and the impact of global political dynamics on local affairs, exemplified by discussions like Sharren Haskel's insights on Iran and Hamas.
The conversations that matter, unfiltered.
In a world where headlines tell only half the story, “JPost sits down with…” brings you face-to-face with the voices shaping our reality. From Israeli leaders navigating existential challenges to global figures wrestling with the Middle East’s complexities, we go beyond the soundbites to explore the stories behind the headlines.
Each episode features candid, no-holds-barred conversations with politicians, thought leaders, activists, and newsmakers who are driving change—or standing in its way.
If you’re seeking to understand the nuances of one of the world’s most scrutinized regions, these intimate discussions reveal the motivations, struggles, and hopes of those at the center of it all.
This isn’t about easy answers or comfortable narratives. It’s about real talk with real people making real decisions that affect millions. Join us as we sit down with the figures who matter most, when their stories matter most.
New episodes drop when news breaks and voices need to be heard.
Get more from The Jerusalem Post at JPost.com
Six years ago, Dr. Anna Harwood-Gross and her team began designing one of the world’s most ambitious psychedelic therapy trials, an Israeli study testing whether MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers with combat PTSD that hadn’t responded to standard treatment.
They received ethics approval in the summer of 2023. Their first drug delivery was scheduled for October. Then October 7 happened. In this conversation with Sam Halpern, Jpost’s senior field reporter, Dr. Harwood-Gross, senior faculty at Ariel University and lead researcher at Herzog Medical Center, walks through the trial’s protocol, the bomb-shelter logistics now built into every session, and the comparison arm her team has developed without psychedelics at all (SEAIT — Somatic, Experiential, Acceptance-based, Intensive Trauma therapy).
She’s candid about the early stage of the work, the academic boycotts complicating international collaboration, and what the FDA’s recent refusal to approve MDMA-assisted therapy means for where the field goes next.
A careful, hopeful, deliberately unhyped conversation with one of the researchers Israel will be hearing more from.
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